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Introduction to the Collection
Our music collections vary from sheet music to sound recordings. The collections focus on war, revolution, and peace. Listen to recorded music performances in our digital collections.
Featured Collections
HERBERT ROMERSTEIN COLLECTION - US government employee and anticommunist author. In this collection, there are song books and music issued by the Communist Party, USA, and associated groups.
La Picirella (Joseph) sound recording - Song relating to the French resistance movement during World War II. Words and music by J. La Picirella. Sung by Michel Sande.
Liberation sound recording - South African black nationalist songs. Produced by the South African Freedom Committee, New York.